What It’s Really Like to Drive the Lexus LC

Five years after debuting the LF-LC concept at the Detroit Auto Show, Lexus has finally delivered an uncompromising vehicle that is one of the most highly anticipated sports vehicles to enter the market. A visually striking coupe that is also a hybrid? The Lexus LC accomplishes this feat easily, but the standard 5.0-liter V8 engine, also marks a first in the premium car segment with its new Direct Shift 10-speed automatic transmission, featuring gear ratios spaced to achieve smooth, linear and rhythmical acceleration.

This exhilarating new model is the first Lexus model to be constructed on the all-new Lexus ‘Global Architecture- Luxury’ platform which allows for a low center of gravity and detailed management of inertia specifications. It also has a strong and rigid body with the highest torsional stiffness of any Lexus model to date.  The hybrid model is the first to utilize the new Multi Stage Hybrid System, which allows for enhance torque and acceleration performance.

Autoblog Editor-in-Chief, Greg Migliore,  summarized the LC 500‘s appeal: “Evening walkers cast curious glances. A guy in an old pickup almost sideswiped me as he gawked while taking the corner fast. It’s a celebrity car. It also sounds good; the 5.0-liter V8 growls and rumbles. Style and muscle. An excellent execution.”

Larry Nutson of the Auto Channel explains, “Overall the LC 500 is very comfortable and easy to drive both in a crowded city and out on the open highway. It is, for the most part, a luxury grand touring coupe. The interior is a dream; a beautiful dream. The cockpit is welcoming with its Toasted Almond color Alcantara sport seats, a leather steering wheel, carbon fiber door sills, and an Alcantara headliner. The 13-speaker Mark Levinson Audio system surrounds you with beautiful music.”

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